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[Xoom General] wynand32:
Costco's my favorite store, and I've been known to return things according to their incredibly generous return policy. However, while I suppose the policy could be abused if someone tried really hard, I do believe that Costco wants you to return things you're not happy with.

Here's one reason, I think: for everything I've purchased and returned, there are probably 10 things I've purchased that I wouldn't have purchased without such a liberal return policy. Think about that: just the security of knowing I can return something if it doesn't work out has caused me to buy thousands of dollars worth of things I wouldn't have otherwise bought.

The Xoom's a prime example: it's so new that 30 days probably isn't enough to work out all the kinks. So, I'd probably not have purchased it at all if I couldn't wait through the initial rounds of updates to make sure bugs are squashed and things like Flash and SD card support are implemented. Sixty days from now, something else might have come out that I like better and that Costco doesn't sell, and wham--a lost sale for Costco.

Costco also, I'm sure, has worked out better terms with their suppliers, and so they can simply return those items themselves. These sorts of terms are one of the reasons why Costco has a limited selection: not every manufacturer is likely willing to accept their terms.

Oh, and I'll add: how many people, I wonder, buy something like the Xoom just to "try it out," and end up liking and keeping it?
[Xoom General] DatterBoy:
This is exactly how I feel. The idea of abusing the policy is only bad if you intended to return from the start. If you really are using the policy to figure out if you want it with th epossibility of keeping it, you're good to go. I think Costco is basically saying "you're safe when you buy here if you don't want it".

My OP was simply to ask, do a lot of people do such things, or why don't we see it happen more? The policy definitely lends itself to abuse.
[Xoom General] bwcorvus:
Incorrect. The Costco kiosk don't sell anything. You have to have a membership to buy from the kiosk, because they ring stuff up at the front registers.
[Xoom General] deadmouz:
haha..it was funny.

I tried go to Costoco and buy this thing. So rep is like:

$789 + tax (WA) +$30 activation fees..

And i am like: I thought here is no more activation fees?!

SHe: Continued her sale/profit talk..

So i agreed to pay activation fees and if you cancel with in 14 days or right after you buy this thing they refund you your fees, so i asked why you charge me fees if i will cancel the minute i pay for xoom?? dumb imo...

Anyways so she goes on her computer looks my info, and because of one thing i have on my credit score i cant get approved month to month so there for another $350 deposit??

That is dumb as i ever seeing. System is just screw up..

And i am like you can go on Motorola.com and buy it with no fees +free shipping and that day it was still free case..

I tell you this places screw with your mind. They want to take your money, every penny.. But i like Costco, not those authorized retailers tho..))
[Xoom General] Inphinitizeit:
They want their commission so they won't let you off without a data plan. Pretty slimy if you ask me.
[Xoom General] kcrudup:
?!

- The activation fee of $35 is rebated to Costco members after 90 days of service

- You have 90 days to return it if you buy it unsubsidized

- Costco doesn't bill you an activation fee, Verizon does

- If you cancel your VZ service within 3 days you won't even be billed
[Xoom General] outsidah:
Costco isn't a rental store. Outright buying it with every intention to use it and return it sucks IMO.
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
But if he doesn't want to buy 90 days of service, he would have to call in and cancel his activation and plan that day to get it back.
[Xoom General] knut150:
When you pay full price there is not a long term contract (2 years); instead there is a short term contract (month to month) and since you will be billed at the end of every month that makes the credit check necessary.

As for the Costco return policy, I have been a member for more than 10 years and as such a had returned products when I don’t like them, very simple and no questions asked; that’s part of the value of our membership.

I got my xoom on launch day… and yes it is a “test drive”, as was the case with the Galaxy tab which I never returned. And let me tell you it will be very hard to let go of my xoom…but if the price goes down I will use my membership.:)
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
Yep I know. That's all correct. I was simply expressing that in order to get back the $35 activation via Costo's terms, you would have to buy 3 months of data. Instead, if he wanted to pay for no activation no data he has to call Verizon instantly and cancel with them to get back the activation cost right away.
[Xoom General] m3lover1:
On that last point, I've tried 3 separate times to cancel the service and not get billed. 2 times they said I need to return my Xoom in order to get refund for service and activation, last one said I can put a disconnect order but still have to pay one month and activation. Pissed me off to no end. Didn't want to argue anymore so didn't call the fourth time. I guess I'll just use the 1gb, and if I return it, then I look at it as a rental fee I guess.

The rebate probably won't work too now... :'(
[HTC Inspire 4G] p4ranoid4ndroid:
I just flashed CM7 (have done it before) booted, reflashed a kernel, booted, went to flash gapps, and now im stuck in a boot loot. Neither volume up or down and power is getting me to CWM or hboot screen. Phone just vibrates 3 times and the LED goes on but screen stays black. Any ideas?

edit: tried several more times and finally got hboot. mods delete please
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyStark23:
So, my Dell Streak has been sent off for warranty for the fifth time and for the fifth time I've received it back saying that it was a software issue and it has been updated. Yay! Not.

In other words what I'm saying is that I want to brick it permanently so I can get a new one since Dell have been a royal pain to deal with. Help is appreciated.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eowyn:
Why do you have to send your Streak to Dell for warranty? Why not just ask for replacement like others do? Where are you located anyway?
[Defy Android Development] sattiger27:
Hi There,

Currently using 117 ROM and all the necessary applications are smooth running, other than fring.

I tried a Fringout call. The receiver is not able to hear me.

Anyone solution, to fix this problem. Many thanks.
[Defy Android Development] mpunkt:
Checked your router?

Had the same problem with my Defy. Everything running great except for SIP-Software. Tried fring, sipdroid and some of its clones with the -117 ROM.

Finally i found out that my router was forwarding port 5060 to my PC.

After releasing port 5060 in the router and reconnecting my Defy to my SIP-provider (sipgate.de) it is working fine.
[Defy Android Development] sattiger27:
Hi...Thanks for the quick reply.

Now, I tried the following:

a) Released the port , still not working

b) Also tried with 3G connection, still no luck.

When I do a fring test call, I am able to hear the fring test voice and after I record the test message, during playback I am not able to hear anything.

Any suggestions. Thanks.
[Defy Android Development] dogo2:
I had the same problem on the original firmware 2.21

later I updated fring and it worked, but eventually stoped working again... I'm not sure if this helps... :o
[Defy Android Development] neuralboy:
Try Csipsimple - actually better than sip droid and I found it after giving up on fring.

Seems to work for me but a little bit of a battery hog.
[Defy Android Development] matrix866:
fring doesn't work with defy :(
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eurasianboy1112:
Hey Everyone,

I was wondering if there is auto-correction for spelling in the xperia x10. I used to have an HTC Aria and it had the cool feature of auto-correcting everything I wrote. So if I wrote "homewrk" it would automatically correct it to say "homework" without me having to select it from a list of recommended words. If the feature does exist in the xperia, is there a way to turn it on because it isnt working for me, at least not on the custom rom I'm using.

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wolfbreak:
Depends on the Keyboard you use. Try a other one then stock Android something like the HTC Keyboard
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincfool:
I've been doing research for days and still haven't came up with a kernel to use. Im rooted and running cm7 for about 3 weeks. I have been getting random reboots, probably 2-3 a day at random times. Ive tried the wifi sleep to never and that hasn't seemed to fix anything. I have read that switching to a different kernel may fix my problem. And since I have used the stock kernel for the beginning I think its time to change to something fast,stable, and possibly better battery life. So the more the better, but please list the best kernel to use with CM7 and the download link for it. Thanks
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincfool:
View attachment 530307

Current setup
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cakaros:
Personally I like the incredikernel. Its fairly stable and provides the smartass governor with havs, so you get very good battery life.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=848453&highlight=[kernel]
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincfool:
So your not having any reboot problems with that kernel?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wdfowty:
The problem with CM7 and our device is that Gingerbread uses a 2.6.35 kernel with updated usb drivers, among other things. The inc has only officially been updated to .32.17, so slayher had to backport the necessities to the stock kernel source (stock cm7 kernel). There was an effort by several devs to bring our device out of the dark ages, up to .35 for Gingerbread, and now several have branched off to .37

So, my advice would be to test a couple out. They are all still in beta stages, so it's up to you really.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dills2214:
I tried to flash the only pre-rooted 2.2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=947481

I was s-off before I flashed this and still am after obviously. The first time I flashed it, it worked no problem. I forgot to back a few apps up, so I formated and restored a nandroid back to 2.1 - still no problems.

I get the data I need and format again, then flash the rom from above. It gets stuck at the white HTC screen every time. I have waited for over 25 minutes and it never does anything. I have made sure to format boot,system,data,cache each time and it won't work.

I have clockwork 2.5.0.9 - I am just sick right now that I'm never going to get this working.

I have also tried a second sdcard with no luck.

I have tried both roms on that page (radio included and radio not included)

Please help... anyone???
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dills2214:
Ok..............

so maybe all it takes is a post on xda to fix it!

Just to try something different, after a failed attempt to flash the rom, I went into clockwork and only formated data/factory clear, and then flashed the rom. It worked now! Can someone at least explain what I was doing wrong?

I feel like a noob but coming from the EVO (desire is my GFs phone) I format boot,system, etc before I flash any rom.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
As per my first post in that thread, a FULL wipe is needed before flashing the ROM
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dills2214:
I had been doing a full wipe before each and every time. It seems like manually wiping each partition one by one doesn't really do anything. I'm not used to clockwork as I run a different recovery on my EVO.

I'm still unsure what happened, and why it worked this time. When it did finally work, I didn't wipe the boot and system partitions before flashing the rom. ???

Am I able to flash a newer clockwork on this bravoC ?
[General Questions and Answers] jmtperry0109:
I just got the new dark cocoa Rom from 1975jamie...great Rom!!!! But the marketplace that comes with it keeps updating back to the original look. I want the look to stay the same when I first flashed the Rom. It's awesome. Transparent and the colors are black n blue....how do I do keep it from changing back? Or is there another custom marketplace app I can flash? If so, plz tell me where. Thanks my Android brethren and sisters. Jmtperry
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] ripj4ck:
Hi

I bought a Milestone second hand from eBay mid way last year hoping to get froyo in September. I've now grown too impatient waiting for MotoLOLa and am going to dip my foot in the custom rom ocean.

Problem is I'm not sure which version of the Milestone I have (as in country of origin). I tried emailing the eBay seller but have had no reply.

I'm going to attempt following this thread but I'm not sure which recovery file to use. How can I tell what's the country my phone originally came from so i can get the right file?

Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] alijs:
I which to know also why motor made these variants?
[EVO Shift 4G General] ebuks97:
Hello all I wanted to ask if there is a way to port the new sense ui from the evo or inspire or the desire hd to the evo shift? Thanks!
[EVO Shift 4G General] e240:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=933343

A little buggy tho

Sent from my EVO Shift
[EVO Shift 4G General] foxsdaddy67:
theres things in that rom that arent working yet. no one has finished it yet. but as far as that goes its still the best looking one on here
[General Questions and Answers] adamlegacy:
Cant get code due to error , what do i do?
[Off-topic] buyaoxiao:
Being a Flash addict, it dismayed me greatly after I am posted to China.

For a long time, I have been begging for mirrors etc (and there are really good people here in XDA) so that I can slurp up these cooked ROMS, KERNALS instead of just drooling.

Here in communist China.. Many stuff are filtered, including Facebook, Twitter, many file host sites.. and thanks to many helpful people, I have found U.L.T.R.A.S.U.R.F (dots to prevent Great Firewall of China to censor this forum too!)

This is malware and virus free and a standalone exe. Fireup when you need to access blocked sites. Latest version is 10.06 and it will dump the update on your desktop if there is a new version availble.

Happy surfing and downloading
[Off-topic] ogami_ito:
I have a feeling that you mis-wrote the sentence above.

More importantly, is it VPN or one of those auto-updating proxy software? In any case, I generally think its just better to get a VPN. I use Strongvpn.com. Its about $6/month.
[Off-topic] wcg707:
or you can use mine, which is free at the moment, for sgs devices.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toansta:
Hi,

i was wondering if anyone knows how to display your own profile pic in the STOCK messaging app, because at the moment i can only see the other person's picture which i assigned.

i know this can be done using third party apps such as handcent etc... but i want to use the stock messaging app.

this question is for SGS-I9000 but may possible help other android phones.

Thanks for the help :)

toansta
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlh69:
I have two problems. I'll just deal with one for now. I did a root with super1click on my Vibrant 2.2, downloaded titanium backup,rom manager and flashed clockwork recovery but all I am getting is the purple text. I even installed the 3e recovery. How can I fix this? PLEASE HELP.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oka1:
What rom ? Stock and what did you Flash in CWM ???
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreggoryD502:
When you get to the purple text click on reinstall packages. You may have to do this twice. That should take you to the green recovery your looking for.

Powered by my Triggerized Vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Stock froyo needs the modified 3e recovery.

It's in the development section.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] annndrewww:
Does anyone know of a simple "text box" widget that allows you to post a word or two, similar to minimalistic text but instead of the time, just whatever you want.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenvan19:
Search foe colornote on the market.

Sent from my MattedBlues CM7 Nexus S from the XDA Premium app.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] annndrewww:
Not quite what I'm looking for.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blu3D:
Minimalistic Text has a static text option if you make a custom layout and look under misc.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] annndrewww:
Can't believe I didn't see that. Thanks!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyt3rry:
minamilistic text acutally does it you just need to change the text and drag a box to do it, I used it on my nexus s for my daughters baby scan pictures on my home screen
[Atrix 4G General] Atrixx:
This phone has the same name as me, and i created my login 2 years ago..

haha, motorola is tryna steal my name :/
[Atrix 4G General] begadkepat:
Congratulations. But, uh, why is this in the development section?

EDIT: Man, you know you've been lurking too long when you don't even realize you're making your first post.
[Atrix 4G General] G-Man.:
+1 this does not belong here. OP, you have been here long enough you should know the rules by now...
[Atrix 4G General] xxtsfxx:
LoL yes but i made my first post 2 days ago.... look when my account was made. :) Im more of a lurker ;)
[Atrix 4G General] trapjawmusic:
boy, you just blew that first post fer nothin! :D
[Atrix 4G General] SS2006:
Sue Motorola
[Atrix 4G General] Atrixx:
I didnt realize i was in the dev section, must of accidently happened while i was on my daily lurk. But yeah, This annoys me cause i just brought a win7 phone a few months ago, only soon to learn motorola made a better phone that has the same name as me.
[Atrix 4G General] Deleted member 2488575:
What inspired you to choose the name Atrixx?

Does it have a meaning?
[Atrix 4G General] begadkepat:
Maybe he's a big fan of Atrix vacuum filters. :D
[Atrix 4G General] drock212:
How'd that WP7 device workout for you? I had also gotten one now I just use it as my "high end" mp3 player, cause that's pretty much all it is
[Atrix 4G General] Atrixx:
Hey, yeah WP7, um, in some ways its a great phone, like virtually no lag, easy UI and the quality is just good. But, in saying that, android can just do alot more, it has everything and more that you can ask for. WP7 has great protential, but compaired to other smartphones, its kinda a let down. Then again, i did use a motorola defy in one of the stores, and it was laggy as all hell, so i guess everything has its ups and downs. As for the name, i misspelled a word and then i kinda thought of it from there
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandermpls:
Where can I download the Roms?

I went to the market and got an emulator downloaded and got spyro the dragon, I haven't been able to open it. It downloaded as a rar file, I unzipped it and where do I put the folder?

Ugh.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandermpls:
Also if anyone has the wipeout rom ill be your best friend if you can link?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daaango:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734919

if you're using FPSE (which is better, but not as user friendly), its basically the same thing; you'll need a BIOS file and you'll need to unECM your roms if needed

as for roms, I'm pretty sure that violates xda's TOS.
[Android Themes] Oxirane:
I made this for myself... it's also in the Vibrant theme forum, but I figured you guys over here may be interested in it.

If anyone has any requests (Perhaps other colors?) I can try to churn those out, might not be at top speed this week (exams! D: ) but I shall try.

Screeny:

As you can see the notification bar Icon is themed also, it's transparent. There's also a themed app icon. And of course, the widget has been themed. It's the latest version of Pandora as of now, I'll try to keep that current too. :)

Let me know if anyone wants other colors!
[Android Themes] cdsbj6508:
Could you make an Orange version?

Hex color: #ff7b1d

Thanks-
[Android Themes] shanehillsr:
Tried to instal this on my droid x but would not instal
[Android Themes] Dobloro:
What system font are you using?
[Android Themes] Oxirane:
It would be called Felbridge, it's paid in market.

shanehillsr: Are you rooted? Is unknown sources enabled? Try pushing it to system/app?

cdsbj: I'll get on it ASAP, I just have to take a midterm, write a paper, take some quizzes and do some other assignments.... Expect it by the weekend.
[Android Themes] Dobloro:
Thanks I really like the look of it
[Android Themes] Kaik541:
Alternative

If anyone would like an alternative honeycomb-esque one, I released one in the Captivate forums, but I figure I could share here too for anyone who wants to use it (or modify it). Make sure to uninstall any previous version beforehand.
[Android Themes] Oxirane:
Orange version attached (Here and in OP).

And nicely done Kaik!I like how you did the edges of the inner box... Did you apply a lighter gaussian blur?
[Android Themes] Kaik541:
I used resources from the xoom dump and modified them instead of attempting to recreate the coloration/effect
[Android Themes] cdsbj6508:
Thanks AWESOME!!!
[Android Themes] tjizzle:
Hey that looks nice. Could you do one for mspot, please?
[Android Themes] mahercs:
Ditto. Neither version will install. What gives?
[Android Themes] Bizdady:
Just have to ask, Have you uninstalled your previous version? These modified apps wont install over previous versions.
[Android Themes] Oxirane:
I'm going to say you probably have to use a filemanager to push them to system/app, I don't know how to sign .apk's, or whatever you have to do to make them work with installer.
[Android Themes] mahercs:
Yes. I've installed modified APKs several times. But thanks.

This is the problem, I bet. I found another one that was transparent and went with that one. I may try this again since the blue is pretty slick. Thanks.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe.kerwin:
Hi all, I've never bricked my vibrant, seen so many horror stories and today it seems the "fully operational" rom I flashed has screwed me over big time. So i've seen the "odin back to stock" suggestion many times, but what exactly is stock now, JI6? so it wouldn't be ok to go to stock 2.2 since it's official now? Can someone point me to the most helpful walkthrough you specifically have ever used? Thanks guys.

Edit: This is where I'm at:

Came from Trigger, disabled voodoo, booted into rfs. Rebooted into rfs. Rebooted into recovery, flashed explodingboys ROM, flashed fine. Had 0 application storage upon boot/sd wiped. Never used dead horse previously (probably never will again). Now I can mount my phone and load stuff onto my sd, and even flash things. tried flashing a voodoo kernel and it failed upon converting, linda even said "not enough space" got stuck on boot splash. Got back into recovery and flashed this cursed ROM again and it did get my phone on again, so at least I got something, but i cant install any apps, roms, and not really sure what kernel if any would help me.